Canadian Startup Packs Bags for TechStars NYC

More than 1,500 startups applied for the three-month program which begins tomorrow. Of the 14 companies selected, nine have already been operating out of New York City, five are from across the U.S. and two are international with one from Holland and the other from Canada.

Specifically, Vancouver. 10Sheet is “a modern bookkeeping service that frees you from costly bookkeepers and complicated software.” The company was co-founded in 2010 by UBC alumnus Jordan Menashy who previously worked as a strategic product management specialist at Research In Motion.

FreshBooks this week released a new resource to help self-employed professionals optimize their hourly rates. The Toronto-based accounting software company notes that roughly one-third of the workforce in the...